Olbermann to Current TV? Has he met the neighbors?

Yes, Current TV reaches 90 million households. But so does the USPS, and that wouldn't make switching to it a positive career move for Olbermann.

As a vitriolic MSNBC host, Olbermann was mocked by "SNL" and castigated by Jon Stewart. On Current TV, anything he does will be monitored, rapt, by an audience of maybe six goldfish whose owners thought that CSPAN was making them too rowdy. At least on CSPAN there might be a bad breakup during an interview with rising conservative intellectuals.

Well, there's "infoMania", which is, according to its website, "a weekly half-hour satirical show that puts a comedic spin on the 24/7 media overload" -- so, similar to "The Daily Show," in the sense that when I talk to myself in the shower for half an hour about topical events, that is also similar to the Daily Show, although I think someone might actually be watching me shower. I hope this move changes things for the folks behind "infoMania." They seem cool, at least based on the four-minute video of one of them buying porn from a Craigslist ad that I watched until my cubicle mate said it was disrupting his workday.

There's something called (Dave Barry is not making this up) "Kill It, Cook It, Eat It," which links you to a video titled (again, not making this up) "Pig Castration for Maximum Flavor." It's as if Current TV is actively trying to discourage anyone from watching it, ever!

And don't forget "Bar Karma", premiering this Friday, about a bar called Bar Karma, "a mystical watering hole traveling through time and space, pops into its patrons' lives when they need more than a stiff drink. Every happy hour, the Bar Karma staff guides one lost soul through a crossroads in his or her life, using glimpses of the past, present and many possible futures." This was created by Will Wright, of "The Sims" fame, and someone else, of "Spongebob Squarepants" fame -- a merger that sounds as if it were designed by the same guy responsible for AOL + HuffingtonPost -- and it might revolutionize television. But then again, it might not.

"Bar Karma" allows you, the user, to generate the show you would like to watch. At least, this is what it would do if "Bar Karma" were the show anyone would like to watch. I'm not saying it's not, but "Bar Karma" has fewer Twitter followers than I do, and that takes real effort. I frequently make terrible puns, and I reach nowhere near 90 million households, unless I am trying to get to Utah and the Mapquest directions are not very specific.

This is like Conan's move to TBS, but infinitely sadder, because sometimes you actually watch TBS because a friend of yours is on "Glory Daze", and he's a good guy.

But what a move -- from MSNBC to Current TV, the network run by Al Gore, America's most famous public ineffectual! This is, of course, anecdotal, but have you ever met anyone who admitted to watching Current TV? I haven't! Regular Current TV viewers are like Yetis. I don't believe they exist.

Maybe Keith Olbermann can change that. But right now, if he makes a controversial comment on Current TV, I'm not fully convinced it will make a sound.

Current TV? 90 million households? Is Al Gore writing these press releases?

Hey Kool-Aid drinkers, the Super Bowl posted the best result ever with "only" 111 million households. Who's thumb is on this scale?

Current TV sounds like the Island of Misfit Toys. It will be a pleasure to never run across Olbermann by accident while channel surfing the cable tiers; it sounds like trying to find absinthe in a liquor store.

I most familiar with Current TV's amazing documentary series, Vanguard TV. I caught a few episodes on hulu (they are streaming for free) last year and Current runs a series of investigative reports that are similar to PBS's Frontline series. You can check to see whether they are still offered online. They're pretty good.

Also, last year Current TV was in the news after President Clinton flew to North Korea to secure the release of Laura Ling from imprisonment brought her back to the United States.

Either way, if Olbermann's show is streamed on Hulu like Vanguard then I imagine Current TV will get an increase in viewership and publicity.

Yeah, but Olbermann had some pretty freaky neighbors on MSNBC as well: "Lockup" prison documentaries, Sunday night "To Catch a Predator" marathons, "Caught on Camera" (tru-TV Lite), Big Ed Schulz with his 'hot buttons', and hell--let's just say it--Chris Matthews, a man who feels the need to book guests on his show solely to have someone there to watch him ask and answer his own questions.

Current TV is the only independent TV network out there. Is our programming the norm? No, but that's what makes it interesting.

Kill It, Cook It, and Eat It, is a BBC produced show that is actually quite good. In a society where most of our food comes in a bag, a jar or a can, it's refreshing to both see what happens to the animals we slaughter, and what real food looks like before we turn it into the typical western diet.

infoMania is actually far different from the Daily Show. I think you might like it, if you try it. But yes, maybe the one clip you watched might not be one that suited your humor palate. Give it another try...

Long Way Round is a fascinating trip around the world. Truly, jump into our community and ask... Or, if you don't trust our community, do a quick search on Amazon and read the 4.5 star reviews given by the several hundred people that reviewed it.

Vanguard has won the Peabody and an Emmy. It's amazing.

As an employee, I'm biased, I know, but I hope you'll give Current another look-see. I would bet you'd find at least 2-3 programs that will addict you, which is more than I can say for most networks.

It doesn't matter what's on Current TV now. What matters is where Keith Olbermann's show is. His viewers will follow him even if his platform is the Home Shopping Network. He helped us get through the Bush years and we don't forget.

Wow, a list of over-mean reactions to shows the writer has not seen. Perhaps the Washington Post should create a new position, someone who, I don't know, reads over content and decides if it has any reason to be printed. They could call it "editor."

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